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Description: The present study investigated the development in three facets of technology commitment in higher education during the first two semesters under the COVID-19 pandemic: technology acceptance, technology competence belief, and technology control belief. The sample consisted of N = 132 graduate students at one German university who filled out questionnaires at two measurement points in two waves. We used latent change models to examine change in all three facets of technology commitment over time. We found a significant increase in technology competence belief. This change was stronger for students in the second COVID-19 semester than for students in the first COVID-19 semester. Students’ age, gender and the number of webinars attended during the semester of data collection had no significant effect on the change in the three facets of technology commitment. Overall, our study emphasizes the relevance of direct experience with technology in the development of technology competence belief at each skill level and provides new insights into the development of technology commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic.